ορόσημο

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from όρ(ος) (ór(os)) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -σημο (-simo), a calque of English landmark.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈɾo.si.mo/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧ρό‧ση‧μο

Noun

ορόσημο • (orósimo) n (plural ορόσημα)

  1. landmark (an object that marks the boundary of a piece of land)
  2. (figuratively) landmark, milestone (an important event)

Declension

Declension of ορόσημο
singular plural
nominative ορόσημο (orósimo) ορόσημα (orósima)
genitive οροσήμου (orosímou)
ορόσημου (orósimou) 		οροσήμων (orosímon)
ορόσημων (orósimon)
accusative ορόσημο (orósimo) ορόσημα (orósima)
vocative ορόσημο (orósimo) ορόσημα (orósima)

References

  1. ^ ορόσημο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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